AIS has created many resources for all iris lovers. These fall into two groups: resources focusing on irises and resources focusing on The American Iris Society. All of these are found under Resources in the top menu and also linked below.
Iris Encyclopedia – also known as Iris Wiki includes all known irises and publications about irises. It is continually growing with new irises – AIS registers over 1000 new irises each year – and new information from around the world. You can help us add to its contents.
World of Irises Blog contains hundreds of posts covering a variety of iris topics.
AIS Webinars begin as live presentations to AIS members and the videos can later be found on the AIS YouTube channel.
Resources to Add:
The 2025 IRIS OF THE YEAR is “Perry Dyer”. The American Iris Society (AIS) is pleased to announce the 2025 “Iris of the Year”: Arilbred iris ‘Perry Dyer’. This outstanding iris is the result of work conducted by plant hybridizer Paul Black of Milwauki, Oregon. He introduced ‘Perry Dyer’ to the public through Mid-America Garden of Salem, Oregon in 2017. Paul named this iris for his close friend and mentor Perry Dyer, late of Oklahoma. Download the full PRESS RELEASE.
The 2024 IRIS OF THE YEAR is “Don’t Doubt Dalton”. The American Iris Society (AIS) is pleased to announce the 2024 “Iris of the Year”: tall bearded iris ‘Don’t Doubt Dalton’. This outstanding iris is the result of work conducted by plant hybridizer Tom Burseen of Grand Prairie, Texas. He introduced ‘Don’t Doubt Dalton’ to the public through his commercial iris garden in 2015. Tom named this iris for a friend’s grandson who rides bulls. Tom is known for his tall bearded iris hybrids with unusual names. He also received the AIS Hybridizer Award in 2022. Download the full PRESS RELEASE.
The AIS Board is holding monthly Board meetings using an electronic conferencing program named Zoom. The meetings are open to anyone. Participants may join the meeting using a web browser or simply calling into a phone conference number. The meetings can be attended using mobile devices as well. For information on using the Zoom software please go to: The Zoom Help Center
The meetings are scheduled on the fourth Wednesday of the selected months and start at 5:00 PM Pacific Time
To attend a meeting, please email the AIS Secretary at *protected email*
